Volaj

Status: dead

Overview
Volaj was Corolith's general of illusion. He was a tentacle monster dude of a race similar to mind flayers. He enjoyed eating people's memories and keeping them in his dream prison.

Background
Once a normal young man, Harold was taken apprentice by the Storyteller. This, of course, made him next in line to become the next storyteller. This was Harold's dream job, so he studied hard while traveling with the Storyteller. Together, they went on various adventures and has some good chill vibes. Years passed, and eventually he was ready. The Storyteller was ready to retire, so Harold inherited both the book and the name.

Harold spent many years traveling the land, going on adventures and collecting more stories. As is the duty of the Storyteller, he took up an apprentice of his own and started training her. However, her training was cut short.

The underdark, a massive network of caverns and tunnels deep underground. This place is filled with terrifying creatures, but none more than the Illithids. These creatures, also known as mind flayers, are cruel torturers and slavers, surviving off eating brains. Harold and his apprentice went down there with a small party in order to investigate some missing people. The plan went south when they encountered some Illithids. Most of the party was slain, but Harold's fate was not so kind. He was infested by an Illithid tadpole, which burrows into its host and melds with its brain, turning them into a mind flayer. All he could say before the transformation started was a single message to his apprentice, "the book... run." She was hesitant, but she followed the Storyteller code and prioritized the lore.

In his tentacle filled form, Harold still possessed his hunger for lore. Under his new name, Volaj, he crawled out of the underdark and craved eating memories. People in Aronia started mysteriously going into comas, but in actuality, they were trapped within Vokaj's illusionary prison.

DASH caught word of these comas, and decided to investigate. They began an investigation on some of the victims, and found that there was magic afoot. They figured that they could use a dream spell to send someone wherever the people were trapped. They sent one of their stealthiest agents, Sawysee, into the dream world. She encountered Volaj, but wasn't strong enough to stop him on her own. He caught hold of her and began to eat her memories. With her slippery rogue abilities, she escaped. However, she forgot everything but her name, how to fight, and basic functions. With no memory of DASH or Volaj the other agents decided it was best to let her go.

Volaj received an offer from Corolith to become one of her generals. He was promised power, and protection to eat memories as he will. He accepted the offer, but this eventually lead to his demise. The Marvelous Misadventurers entered his dream prison and slayed him (along with 3 innocent people). After his death, all the lost memories he had eaten returned to their rightful owners.